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Are Americans ready to say goodbye to gas guzzlers?

Guests

Walter McManus: Director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Phil Reed: Consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com, a Web site that offers research and advice on new and used automobiles.

With gas prices surging, several members of Congress are urging the Bush administration to raise fuel efficiency standards for American cars, a move opposed by Detroit's "Big Three" auto makers. Midmorning looks at how the government and the auto industry are responding to high gas prices.